“I didn't need a harassment scandal to break out in Hollywood or misogynistic people in government to know they exist. Anybody who's a woman, a minority, or a thinking, perceiving male can see that it exists.”

American screenwriter, director, producer, and lawyer

Lisa Joy is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and lawyer. She is best known for co-creating the HBO science-fiction drama Westworld, which ran from 2016 to 2022. Joy worked on Westworld as a writer, director, and executive producer, and the series brought her multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Her other credits include the ABC comedy Pushing Daisies and the USA Network crime drama Burn Notice. In 2021, she made her feature film directorial debut with Reminiscence.